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| Convert2Green powered building wins Sustainability Award at national LIFT Awards |
July 2010
A new leisure and community facility in Oldham, which is powered by a Convert2Green CHP generating system, has received national recognition by being awarded the Sustainability Award at this year’s national LIFT Awards.
Chadderton Wellbeing Centre is a LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust) development for Oldham Council. It houses a 25m swimming pool, gym, dance studio, library, cafe and community meeting rooms all under one roof in a brand new, purpose built facility.
The award is given to the project that can demonstrate how outstanding sustainability has been embedded in the design, construction and operation of the building and recognises the sustainable features which have been incorporated into Chadderton Wellbeing Centre and the resulting benefits in terms of carbon savings.
Chief amongst these features is the innovative Convert2Green generating system which uses a bio-fuel based 100% on waste used cooking oil to provide heat and power to the building. In addition, surplus power can be exported to the National Grid, allowing even greater off-setting of emissions.
Convert2Green collects waste cooking oil from commercial public sector buildings, such as schools within the Oldham area, to be reused as a bio-fuel source to help power this public building.
These features have resulted in an ‘A’ rated energy performance certificate, which shows how energy efficient the building is. This is one of the highest ratings available and demonstrates how the integration of architectural design and the Convert2Green technologies are resulting in an estimated cost effective reduction in the building’s carbon emissions of approximately 490,000 kg per year.
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| Convert2green provides winning power at North West Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Sustainability Award! |
May 2010
Chadderton Wellbeing Centre, which is powered by a Convert2Green powered CHP generating system, has been crowned winner of the Sustainability Award at the RICS North West Awards. The result was announced at the awards ceremony in Manchester on 6th May.
The award recognises the sustainable features which have been incorporated into the building and the resulting benefits in terms of carbon savings and reduced running costs. Chief amongst these features is the innovative Convert2Green generating system which uses a bio-fuel based 100% on waste used cooking oil to provide heat and power to the building. In addition, surplus power can be exported to the National Grid, allowing even greater off-setting of emissions.
The building has achieved an A rated Energy Performance Certificate and the estimated environmental benefits of all the additional measures is a reduction in the building’s carbon emissions of at least 492,884kg per year.
Convert2Green, collects waste used cooking oil from public sector buildings such as schools within the Oldham area to be reused as a bio-fuel source to help power this public building.
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